QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum accession number:

PQ.1991.001.041

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1077/B2813

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Album/Maltese Cross

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Album Patchwork/Maltese Cross

How wide is the quilt?

66.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

83.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

1910

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 9.5 - 10.25" sq. x 9.5-10.25" sq. Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 2" Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.5" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Checked

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

single cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Describe the quilting designs used:

Hanging diamond grid 2"

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 24 album blocks, 24 solid blocks, uneven dimensions Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand-bound, bottom folded over Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: Other Technique/Fab Prts: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 7 QStitches/Inch Place2: 7 Thread Type: single cotton Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: hanging diamond grid 2" ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton (no seeds) Backing: machine-pieced off-white cotton Edge Shape: Corner Shape: straight ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

Quilted by:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

Where the quilt was made, city:

Golden

Where the quilt was made, state:

Colorado (CO)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

One of the original 101 quilts donated by Eugenia Mitchell of Golden, CO, to start the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. This quilt is hand and machine pieced of solid, checkered, flowered, geometric, and dotted fabrics in blue and white. The batting is cotton. The binding is hand attached, created by folding the backing to the front with straight corners. The quilt is hand quilted with a cross hatch pattern using white cotton thread. The stitching is uneven 7 to the inch. The backing is machine pieced off-white cotton. The blocks date from the 1880's or 90's and some from the 1920's and the blue background fabric from Sears & Roebuck. Ownership/History: Maker unknown. Purchased by Eugenia Mitchell at Almost Antiques in Denver, Colorado. LocMade: unknown

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Golden

Quilt owner's state:

Colorado (CO)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum